Abstract: The subject application is directed to an insulating product storage container. The container is a double-walled cup, including an inner cup member and an outer cup member, with the inner cup member sized to fit within the outer cup member. A heat-insulating space is formed by the interior surface of the outer cup member and the exterior surface of the inner cup member. The inner and outer cup members further each include a circumferential lip protruding outwardly with respect to the interior of the double-walled cup. The lips of the inner and outer cup members are welded together so as to form a sealed insulating space thereby.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a condensable component of a gas sample, such as a hydrocarbon gas sample, includes a slightly roughened measurement surface for exposure to the gas sample. An electronic cooling device cools the measurement surface to cause at least some of the gas sample to condense on the measurement surface. A light source is arranged to transmit light to the measurement surface and the presence of condensate when formed thereon is detected by a change in light intensity detected by a light detector. The apparatus initiates a sequence of cooling cycles for generating an optimal cooling profile such that the rate of cooling of the measurement surface decreases near the dew point temperature of the gas sample for accurate dew point measurement.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the position of a mechanical element wherein the mechanical element is marked in an optically readable manner, comprising reading means to provide a first output dependent on the position of the mechanical element.